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Independent from Long Beach, California • 27

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Independenti
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Long Beach, California
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27
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tvti ttt 'rrrrjt ypnrr r'rrmmmi i rvrr rrrrrn-rr yrrrTnrrrrryyvvryvv rr "'I I taf NO FOOLING, YOU'RE FOULING vr 4- i IsDel By AL LARSON which put the 49er one jrard from paydirt WITH 125 remaining ha V. the half, Jim White dived over right guard for the Anderson elected to go-fbr two points on the conversion but was dropped before, ha could get hie pass in thexlr. During the nine-play -advance, Andrews carried (omr successive plays and reeled off one 19-yard longest this year. In the first period, Anderson wee confronted withes fourth-snd-17 situation '-on Santa Barbaras 27-yard line but he fired -incomplete-to Don Montgomery end the Gauchos were out of trouble. si' femm Long Beach State Mew two golden acoring opportunitlei in the last three minutes of play and UC Santa Barbara squeezed out a stunning 7-6 gCCAA victory Saturday night at Veterans Stadium.

After spotting the 49ers touchdown in the second period, the Gauchos got the most mileage out erf. their only drive of the night late id the third quarter. Banding 45 yards in 10 plays, quarterback Austin Dias dived into -the end zone from one-foot out to climax the "ftoger Hembree split1 the with 4:15 remaining to give the Gauchos a 7 lead which -held up to the "end. IMWik was trspped -but got off desperation pan which tailed out of the end zone, Con-rented with fourth end 15 situation on Sente Barhams 7, Curts all-important pass to Dee Andrews foil incomplete in the left flat end the gauchos had locked up their second successive conference victory In three starts. The 49ers, who had hoped to ride out of the basement, nstead suffered their second CCAA setback in row and as the' season readied the midway point, see their record at 1 end 4.

Ail defeats lave occurred at home the asf coming before a homecoming crowd of 4,004. EARLIER in the final period the 49ers put together sustained drive of 50 yards which wound up 10 yards short of paydirt when Edney was stopped Inches away from a first down. ACTUALLY the drive WM short-circuited by an offside penalty which killed a 14-yatd ramble by Wayne Mickaelian which would have given -the 49era first and goal on 'the three. Instead they woundup SANTA BARBARA'S Alan Reynolds tackles Long Beach State's Montgomery, jarring ball loose. Referee ruled.

that Reynolds interfered on pass play, giving 49ers first down. Santa Barbara scored a 7-6 NO JOY NOR BASEBALL IN MUDVILLE Santa Barbara couldn't, move end Jim Fisher barely on the 22 and on the next trapped got off hla punt which May Andrews was bounced out on UCSB's 27. This set up Long Beachg field goal opportunity which spirt- LONG BEACHS loss can beat be attributed to the loss of kicking star Tom, Turrill early In the second period. rrhe.Toe suffered a sligh concussion and was sideline for the rest of the game. He was unable to convert after Long Beachs first score, forcing the 49ers to gamble on two-point conversion pass which fizzled, and then was the most disappointed men on the ridelines when the 49ers had the chance to pull victory out with 2:40 remaining.

The 49ers had to calf on the untested Tom Cunningham for a field goal attempt on Sente Barbam'i .20 but his kick ailed straight up In the air and the Gauchos seemingly had the game, "docked" up. By GEORGE LEDERER r-r SMI ics. The water Safety, issued his latest bulletin from a row boat: "Dont give up the ship," he cent Saturday, which meant that the weatherman was 20 per cent wrong. Even the sea tljiid successive rain A FRANCISCO There postponement in San Fran- Polomor. Blanks LBSC Fresh, 14-0 The Long Beech Frosh bowed to Palomsr 144) Saturday night at Vista High.

PkxWfliw a ran), punt). PAT SMamm Stfll is no Joy' In Mudville. Nor cisco, and fourth of the Series, gulls sent out an SOS from said. "If you do, you better Candlestick Park, where the.be an expert swimmer for a five-yard, loss, Instead of going for the field goal, Anderson tried two successive paaaee and failed on both. This occurred before it wee known Turrill was out for the game.

Long Beech was stalled fay five rule infractions, while an additional three were refused during the first 30 minutes of My- 1 SANTA BARBARA, which picked up only two first downs in the first half and never got out of its own backyard, made good on its only threat in the third period, Dias cashed in the 45-yard is a 10 per cent possibility, according to the weatherman. But who can trust him? He hasnt played ball, either. Few persons, least of all the commissioner, would haz- basebalL The mighty monsoon refuses to strike out. The World Series goes into tie Uth day today and the program calls for more aquat- outfield is under an inch and one-half of water. Fearless Ford Frick, Corn- (ran).

PITCHERS TODAY? Rain probability was 80 per missioner of Baseball and Shouldnt be much of hindrance. Trailing in the series, 3-2, they're already skating on- thin ice. WHENEVER the sixth game is played, Whitey Fold and Billy Pierce will be the opposing -pitchers. with the Yankees favorites. "Pierce will have' to get beat one time at home before I dont start him," said Dark.

There had been speculation that Dark would move up Sanford, winner of the second game and tough-luck loser of the fifth. Sanford has a 23-2 record in two seasons at Can-Pierces record there dlestick. tend which is the atory of Long Beach's season to date. Andrews again was Long Beach's leading ground-gainer, packing the ball 18 times for 62 yards net The game, which had been built up as a pos- drive when he executed a per-sible passing duel between feet swan dive into the aid BUT -THREE plays later Tony Pallente fumbled: end the 49ers came up with the big recovery on the UCS 22. Now it was a race with time.

There were 90 seconds left. On, the first May Curt Bennett was foiled attempting to pass and lost 10 yards. Hank Edney made up five of these on a screen pese from Bennett Now there were 45 seconds left, On jthe next pity Bennett is 12-0. zone with 4:15 remaining in the quarter. Hembree split the upright! to give the Gauchos their 7-6 margin.

I fcl TIAM STATISTICS Dias 'end Charlie Anderson, failed Dias completed only three 61 seven attempts for 40 yards while Anderson was one -for -five for 21. Bennett clicked on one-of-four attempts for four yards." sixth in a row over Stanford, gave the Cougars their best early-season record in 26 years. The 1938 season opened vith six consecutive wins. Only a tie with Arizona State i SPOKANE, Wash. (UP1) A blocked quick kick, a 92-yard kickoff return and a short pass gave Washington State University a 21-6 win over Stanford Saturday in the Cougars' first Big Six football' game, "Washington 'State, junior failed jo gamer a ception.

-In the 1 1101111100, it! Stanfords game all the way with the Indiana chalking up 238 yards to WSlTa 84 and right first downs to Washington State's three. But Stanford fumbled four times and lost three of them while WSU lost only one fumble end had no passes intercepted. nu STAT1ITICS LONG BEACH got its of- Candlestick Path groundskeeper Matty Schwab held to his opinion that "it might take two days to dry the field after the rein stops." The infield pres not protected during the off-day Thursday, the day the nine 1 -Tm afraid' that when I lift the tarp, said Schwab, "there may be no grass left." SCHWAB SAID the dnin-is fense roUingin-high gear btej wjpwggW i end Clete Baltes tied a school and a guess as to when the Series might be resumed. Its prindpals, the Yankees and Giants, still were in town Saturday, but both considered evacuation, "I dont see how. we can play Sunday," seid Admiral Alrin Dark of the Giants.

I aont care about batting practice, but our pitchers, Mticulariy (Jack) Sanford, have to do some throwing." The Yankees, led by amphibious major Ralph Houk, considered fleeing to Modesto, 80, miles to the. south. The only, thing stopping them is nf record for pass interceptions MjJ a I in a single game as he picked raraverv kkh llww WSU-Mmi M(Mf Mum (Branca How Top 10 Fareif age system usually waters the outfield at so alow that he mars WSlTa four-game record thus fkr. Thq Cougar's record-aetting pass catcher, Hugh Campbell, covered by two Stanford defenders and three photographers for a national magazine, wib-ew 'll (Brancn kick). t.

AM-m. off three Stafford aerials, one of which set up the Cougars' final scoring jdrive. After a period WSU backed Stanford into a comer on Junior halfback Kenny Grahams punt to the Indian, seveay On the jplay.of thexjecond period Stanford halfback Stan Lind-akog tried auick kick. in the first half and carried a 64) lead into the locker room at intermission. Penalties kept the 49ers spinning their wheels throughout the first quarter and much of the second Andrews anil Anderson combined to engineer 59-yard touchdown drive.

jAodrewe flashed. Ms true form for, the first time thia year when he exploded for 39 yards on five carries 'to set up Anderson's key fourth-end-nine peas to Rex jasr- An-iM)a 4 oa CUlMnria (Ml' M'itfl gi.rurte. 4 ajn. in far a night game, of the infield takes place much later, as Dodger fans know This time Schwab has no problems an 80 per cent chance of rein in Modesto. 1 Areqr it fen St 9.

Miami (O) 10; Purdue 7. W. Virginia 15 Pitt Oregon 31, Rice" 12. Geoigia 24, Ctemeon 16. Cohimbh 14, Yale 16.

Citadel 6. W. Texas St' IS, Arizona StU.14 Blades Fall In Overtime LAST-SECOND PENALTY KOs SAN JOSE WIN WllVu17 ArtUMM (4S) kMl BVtor (KB -rporit (t-V-11 1( Mnl (OhM The Giants may Work in the Cow Palace: today. The only Wnr stopping tbwi is the Titanic, know I ordered in holding down the duet Ae the fellow, said aboard (mi ice, but thia ia ridiculous." the ice hockey floor, but that SMa-O-1) SmI INkwii (Ml B-ROOMFOR IMPROVEMENT SportsonRatfo-TV RAOto" Sami vt. Uani, KMK.

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Ajn, WSU SOPHOMORE guard Km who weighs 210, broke throughthe giant Stan-I ford line blocked the kick. Linebacker Gery Gehr-i mann followed the ball into the -end zone; and fen on it I jfor a touchdown. I- 1 Cougars scored again aa tle half opened Iwhen Graham took the kickoff his owicieight. faked a hand-off toqnlor halfback JOhn Bjrowne, squirted through I the defenders and out-raced both blockarETand pilrsuers i for ti touchdown. i Baltes third pm intercep- CALGARY Lou Jankowski swooped In front of the Blades net to beet Jack Mc-Cartan with the winning goal at 723 of sudden-death overtime befofe'1332 fens Saturday.

night as Calgary scored its second consecutive Weston Hockey League 2-1. Jankowski circled the defense after John Kosiandc and Norm Johnson fed Mm a pass inside the blue line at the right point He gave Me-Cartas no chance and muled splendid goaltending duel between McCartanand SAN JOSE UP) An Illegal procedure penalty on the final play of the puna wiped out a San Jose State1 touchdown and left tha win-' teas Spartans with a 12-12 itit against Idaho Saturday. A spares crowd of UN; bearing a steady drizzle, saw San Jobs Stats! hopes of breaking fhra-guba losing streak erased when officials flagged down an elghbyard pass from Rand Cuter Walt Roberts In wiyi tl, m. Today1 Sports Corel imm BMra. JkMh HWiiJLiM MhAnl Sm(iimi HWr I InwrUi Park.

when hi tojStanford quar tterback Steve-Thuriows pass the Stanford 24. Six plays filler, withUMhaU on the II, quarterba3EPsve MatMeson (passed end N.C; UV-66ph fullback. Mike Curtis scored Km forthe touchdown. the next kickoff Dvetook The Blue Devils got another touchdown in the second pe- Jerry Shawfothe zone. STANFORtfTmanaged to get.

onto the scoreboard on theaedbndpjayof the fourth period' senior fullback Ed Cummingg plunged from the oiweipping a 46- Stowed twice as once-breten Duke and nd xnorafireworks 76 yards for by, going touchdown, with Curtis scoring from tl from the 14. Bill Reynolds 1 yard drhre of eight Mays. The win, Washington States 1 1 kicked his third extra point and the acore was 2L7, California-moved, to. the srarana riod when Curtis went over from the three' to climax i drive that started on the Cali' fomia 45. California halfback' Tom Blanchfiekl attempted a firid goal from the Duke 27 in first period, but Duke center Ken -Williams rushed In block it at the line of Californias, ground sa coulddo built up a 144) halftime lead and rolled t2l-7 Victory over Califimiiai Bears here A shirt-sleeved crowd of 31,000 saw the Blue Devils score fat, each of the first three stingy Duke 'line, which hd been leaky ail- season, yielded the Golden, only 12 VP-tsportsed: I 49ER SPEAKER Hank HoUlnworth, FT excutwe -sports effltar.

hard-charging Duke line. But the Bears rolled Up 203 yards passing': by hitting on .15 26 attempts. Vv ssrf vhtt for. this-wedfs Long Bench SUtoJfoodsy Mom-. faigQuartartack Breakfast Iat the achoci cafeteria.

Fans are. lovlted to dine wlth.eoa&Jhm Beedet ,730 a. m.and;study films of LBSCa game with UC f. Sente Barbara'. -A, tire game end halted, several threats.

Trailing lqrvtwb touchdowns, California took the second half kickoff and slammed 64 yards in 11 plays Quarterback Lx yBallit who sparked: the drive, flipped to halfback Allen Nel- Duke five late ta the fourth period after recovering a fumble, but the big blue line held. Duke g6t' Its. first toueb-down. midway In the first quarter when halfback Mark Leggetts la sh a -over-left teckje from the six to 58-yiril march. roe (Kernel Akk).

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